Endoscopic stent placement has been recommended as an alternative treatment for this condition. Weber et al. evaluated the long-term benefits of endoscopic retrograde pancreatography (ERP ...

An 88-year-old male patient presented to the emergency department with sudden-onset left-sided lower abdominal pain and fever. On physical examination, focal abdominal guarding was noted in the ...

The primary role of ERCP in the management of CCA is to provide palliation of obstructive jaundice in patients with a limited life expectancy. The aims of palliation are the relief of jaundice and ...

ERCP is used primarily to diagnose and treat conditions of the bile ducts and pancreas ... If the exam shows narrowing of the ducts, biopsies can be taken, and a stent can be placed to temporarily ...

Eighteen patients with advanced, unresectable antropyloric stenosis were randomized to endoscopic stenting with 10 cm long covered SEMS (Ultraflex covered stent system, Boston Scientific ...

The Chinese General Hospital and Medical Center (CGHMC) successfully performed a transhepatic stent-assisted portal vein aneurysm coil embolization, ...